Bidens visit injured troops

12/25/11 10:05 PM EST

KAILUA, Hawaii -- While the Obamas visited Marines and their families enjoying Christmas dinner here, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife stopped by a military hospital just outside Washington.

The White House said that the vice president and Dr. Jill Biden greeted patients and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The Bidens thanked those who they met "for their service to and sacrifice for our country," the White House said.